Adaptable wheel holder



June 1931- H. R. KENNEDY ADAPTABLE WHEEL HOLDER Filed Nov. 5. 1950 INVENTOR, fiW/PTK/VQW- ATTORNEY I.

Patented June 9, 1931 s'r rss HOMER B. KENNEDY, or LosaireEnns-eAmmo-Rnm ADAPTABLE WHEEL 10mm Application filed November 5,- 1930. -ser ia1 in). 493583.

' convenient height for and in front of the mechanic who may be sitting or standing, and by which the rough abuse to which the wheel is usually subject when thrown about on a concrete floor or metal topped bench or table may be wholly avoided.

A great advantageoof the holder is that by its use the mechanic is relieved. of much hard labor in handling a wheel needing service and his energy is therefore conserved and he is kept more efficient and fresh in effort. And, moreover, the work can be done on the wheel which will preferably be hung on this holder rather than while in place on a wheel axle of a vehicle in which case the mechanic would have to work in a stooping position.

' tional objects and The invention consistsin certain advancements in this'art as set forth in the ensuing disclosure and having, with the above, addiadvantages, and whose construction, combination and details of means, and the manner of operationwill be made manifest in the description of the herewith illustrative embodiment; it being understood that modifications, variations and adaptations may be resorted to within the scope, principle and spirit of the invention as it is more directly claimed hereinafter;

Figure 1 is a side elevation'of the holder as attached to a flat surface support, and with an applied wheel.

Figure 2 is a face view of the rest.

Figure 3 is a plan of the holder as attached to a stanchion or the like.

Figure 4 is a detail of a clamp bolt.

-The pr eferred em bodiment-- of' -the holtlerineludes a pl-ate or res' t 2 of circu lar "form with a flat front face having a system :of

radial-slots 4c undercut a-tthe bac k 'for I reception of i hea ds of bolts 5 whose pproj eetrng;

ends ihave. wing-nuts 6 'which are tightenet l up a'gainstthe hu'b box 10, of an applied wheel. i On the upper part of: the rest is :a fi-xed horn or 'hook 7 onto wifilfiieh ishun'g the wheel box; thiis beinjg previded in ma ny types of wheels -w ith a series o'fbolt holes '10 for assembly a chassis gear. As soon as' the wheel is hung on the hook, then the bolts 5 are adjusted -through' the wheel ht-l b' holes and this is elamped uptigltt it is des'i-ra b le to provide for the 1 mead-y rotation of the wheel,"in some -case's,--a nd this is accomplished by providing a baeki boss, mounting body-comprising hase p amt 12 desig-fled to be wtg id'lyattaehed: to at con Veni'ent 'PP' Bt andwvhiohiias a trimnionlli, on which turn-able a boss sleeve 1i2"' fonm-' ingari gi dgpart oftherest Q. 2 "These lboss' parts are= a dapted to be solid l-y locked together :as by m eans of a clutch pin 14 hinged on thebase'part 12*5111'01 engageable in pin holes 15,:1of which a series is provided around the sleeve12. This also has a key-pin 16, running in a groove 17 therefor in the trunnion,

which holds the swivel parts in axial relation.

In order that the holder base may be mounted on various of convenient supports as a wall, a bench apron, a column, or a stanchion, a post, or a leg-part, the buttend of the base part 12 is somewhat bifurcated or crotched at 18 and its spread limbs.

19 have flat butt faces to be set firmly againsta crotch may be straddled across a post 20, Fig. 3, and securely clamped by opposite strap irons 21 attached to the limbs 19 and whose near ends are clinched up by a bolt'or bolts 22. The straps may have foot hinges 23 to permit ready adaptations to poles or posts of different shapes and sizes.

What is claimed is: I 1. A wheel holder adaptable for holding plane surface as in Fig. 1, or the various sizes and types of automotive vehicle wheels and which includes a fiat faced rest. provided with a rearward boss having a bracket base by which it may be butted 5 against a convenient support and fastened; said rest having a radial row of holes from front to rear end a forwardly projecting hook securable in any of said holes to enter a bolt hole in the hub of the wheel to be hung on the rest and said rest having below the hook adjustable means to pass into a lock bolt hole of the hub and for clamping this to the face of the rest.

2. A-wheel holder adaptable for holding various sizes and types of automotive vehiclewheels and which includes a flat faced rest provided with a rearward boss having a bracket base by which it may be butted against a convenient support and fastened; 0 said rest having a bolt fixed therein and having forwardly projecting hook above its center to enter a. bolt hole in the hub of the Wheel to be hung on the rest and having vbelow its center a system of adjustable bolts to pass through the hub and with nuts for clamping it to the rest the bolts being shiftable to register with wheel hub holes. 7

3; A wheel holder adaptable for holding various sizes and types of automotive vehicle wheels and which includes a flat faced rest provided with a rearward boss'having a bracket" base by which it may be butted against a convenient support and fastened; said rest having a means to hang the hub of the wheel on the rest and having means for clamping it to the rest; said base consisting, of a stationary butt section and a part turnable thereon to rotate the rest to change position of the applied wheel with 40 out removing the same and an overbalance latchacting in one position to lock the turnable part and when thrown open to lie clear of and freeing the turnable part.

- HOMER R. KENNEDY. 

